EP 0528418 B1 19960612 - Electrically remote-controlled mirror assembly
Title (en)
Electrically remote-controlled mirror assembly
Title (de)
Elektrische ferngesteuerte Spiegeleinrichtung
Title (fr)
Mirroir à commande à distance électrique
Publication
Application
Priority
JP 20674191 A 19910819
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0528418A1] In the electrically remote-controlled mirror assembly, a pair of plungers (5b) driven by a first and second motors (10b) for tilting the mirror about the horizontal and vertical axes, respectively. For rear viewing in normal car moving, the mirror is tilted by means of the first and second motors. And for the so-called quick-rear-viewing, there is provided a mirror driving mechanism by which the mirror can be tilted further through a predetermined angle beyond the predetermined range of angulation for the normal car moving to an angular position suitable for viewing the rear wheel of the car and thereafter returned to its initial predetermined angular position. The mirror driving mechanism comprises a nut member (30) which axially guides at least one of the plungers (5b), a rotary member (70) having a drive shaft (42) slidable with respect to but blocked against pivoting relative to the plunger (5b) and which is intended to move the plunger forward and backward for the purpose of the quick-rear-viewing, and a third motor (10c) to rotate the rotary member, and an electrical control means responsive to the rotation of the rotary member (70) to control the stopping and rotational direction of the third motor. The electrical control means is composed of an electrically conductive ball (82) so disposed as to roll on a predetermined track, and two pairs of electric contacts, one of the pair being disposed at a first position corresponding to one end of the rolling track of the ball and the other pair being disposed at a second position corresponding to the other end of the rolling track. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B60R 1/06 (2006.01); B60R 1/02 (2006.01); B60R 1/072 (2006.01); H01H 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B60R 1/025 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 1/072 (2013.01 - EP US); H01H 1/16 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0528418 A1 19930224; EP 0528418 B1 19960612; DE 69211448 D1 19960718; DE 69211448 T2 19961024; JP H0550881 A 19930302; US 5343333 A 19940830
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 92114154 A 19920819; DE 69211448 T 19920819; JP 20674191 A 19910819; US 93148692 A 19920819